And She's Gone... | Love In Paradise + God Games from EPIC: The Musical | Reaction/Analysis

[@CFEntertains]

KZbin had MASSIVE trouble with their premiers today which sadly also affected this one in a crucial moment. If you watch it back, it's fine - I'm so sorry for the inconvenience. Mortius has already shown me the visuals - They are already live on the OAR Patreon! www.patreon.com/openarmsreactions

[@graysonseale4309]

I’m going to say what I said on mortius Patreon this is not the wisdom saga this is the trauma saga

[@Andreas-rs1cj]

@@CFEntertains then ig u know that athena actually dies at the end of god games

[@oceanapearl3503]

full 20 seconds on silence. lol.

[@nicco7518]

Oh, and about Luke's voice for the last part of God Games, apparently he had the genius idea to record that part really early in the morning, like shortly after waking up, to make his voice even more gritty and make him sound even more pissed

[@Boagee]

Calypso: Come back into my Open Arms~ Casper: How dare you stand where he once stood!

[@DarkestNova556]

Hera: “Man you make this guy sound boring” Athena: “He’s loyal to a T.” Hera: “GET HIS ASS OUTTA THERE!”

[@whitenobeard]

GET THIS MAN HIS WIFE -Hera, probably

[@Nemial-l7i]

Hera: "Zues, dear... let him go right now! This man deserves being with his wife >:(" Zues: "Athena... my favorite child... WHAT IN THE ACTUAL UNDERWORLD YOU BRINGING UP THAT FOR B*CH! NAH! GET SMITED!!! D:

[@ChaoticDoodle]

*Glares at Zeus with a death stare* -Hera definitely

[@serenac.7192]

OPEN THAT CELL, LET THAT BOY OUTTA JAIL NAH - Hera, likely

[@Dont_drink_six_beers_at-12]

ZUSE CANT YOU BE MORE LIKE THIS MORTAL MAN -Hera most likely

[@noobguyscrublord3039]

Polites in the left side, where your heart is. Eurylicus in the right because he was Oddyseus' right hand man. His mother at the back because she was left behind.

[@sodapopworks550]

thanks, i needed my eyes wet rn

[@the_clover_star]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Lidera_Aro]

I DID NOT NEED TO CRY TODAY😭😭😭

[@blued_moon4020]

Thanks, I hate it (Why must you make me suffer this waaayyy??)

[@unstableshade373]

Everyone asking where is Hades, no one asking HOW is Hades.

[@siddharthofmannargudi8110]

TBF, Hades doesn't really normally have the time or patience for small talk

[@BB_Creative]

He is either with his wife or missing her

[@MCCaradon]

Why is Hades

[@LycanMOON]

@@BB_Creativeconsidering we’re around that fall time,he’s probably cleaning the house waiting for her to get home

[@BB_Creative]

@@LycanMOON Hades is truly an amazing husband. Probably why Zeus didn’t let them join too. (Hades is a REAL Wife guy and will always support REAL Wife guys)

[@beckerini6015]

"Where is Hades?!?!?" Staying hydrated and in his lane, writing love letters to his wife

[@makaramuss]

to be fair moment hades enters into scene entire morality bar rises too much zeus hates him when he is at olympos dude is most morally accaptable god among all of them :D

[@robertolanzone]

Zeus: "Hey Hades, I wanna humble my daughter and so I was throwing a sort of get together, wanna come tell her why Odysseus can't be freed?" Hades: "Um sorry, I'm used to the dead, not a party goer. Also no idea who this Odysseus guy is, do you guys spy mortals instead of working?"

[@kory_misun]

@@makaramuss I agree! Hades maintains balance, and Zeus has always been trash at that. So he just makes a big mess and ruins lives for fun.

[@senpai_ryusaki]

​@@robertolanzoneConsidering The Underworld Saga tho, he might just have an idea lol

[@robertolanzone]

@@senpai_ryusaki True, Hades would know him as the guy who casually sailed through his domain... he may want to have a word with Circe for giving keys to his door to strangers without consent 😆

[@leadingblind1629]

Hades is minding his own fking business and doing HIS JOB lmao. The only God that DOES

[@voidfloof]

dionysus, artemis, hestia, and hades all have better things to do

[@BB_Creative]

@@voidfloofwell…Dionysus is probably drunk somewhere 😅

[@Milanesa27]

Had he ben summoned I'm sure he'd have said "yeah yeah release him. I don't fking care let me go back to my wife please. Thank you"

[@draeonic]

​@@voidflooftbf asking the goddess of the hearth if a man should be allowed to return home... Hestia would have teamed up with Athena

[@draeonic]

​@@Milanesa27"listen, he let one his men drink until he won himself a Darwin award. no notes, release him"

[@oklandon09]

“Haephestus sounds like Jorge” Ya don’t say

[@edimation7673]

The real thing is that Jorge sound like Hephaestus 😂😂

[@R4Y_THER4T]

Mike- Rivera- herrens-

[@duckerson812]

@@R4Y_THER4Tits just mike rivera 😊

[@ciomaria6137]

When I first heard Hephaestus’s voice, I kept saying to myself, “his voice is so familiar”… when I found out who Mike was, I was in shock. What a gifted family.

[@Darkprincess0789]

Because that's his Dad, Mike

[@GabyD4486]

Why is no one talking about the ‘girls with autism vs guys with autism’ part 💀

[@CFEntertains]

my proudest edit

[@erorr.sanitynotavailable6937]

Nah that was too much for me and my autism to handle.💀

[@Spectralyzed]

I felt so called out with that one-

[@GabyD4486]

@@CFEntertains😂

[@lassalicatmeow]

i was hoping to see something LOL, i relate so hard happy hand dancing all the time during work.

[@Point_zero1983]

there's a theory that Polites' voice is quieter because Ody is forgetting what he sounds like. y'know, in case you were happy today.

[@mango5717]

thanks! i was almost happy today!

[@ellie_elanor]

thanks, I hate it (jk, this is actually a depressingly good theory)

[@belanakupfer9634]

there's also a theory that we don't hear anything from Penelope because he has forgotten what her voice sounds like. Y'know, in case you wanted to cry even more.

[@ilikeminecraftgaming9331]

That's just...💔☹️

[@LycanMOON]

@@belanakupfer9634you would think with the sirens as a more recent event (well as recent as you could get in that scenario) he would remember if they could mimic her voice,or maybe he doesn’t want to acknowledge them because he wants his real wife back :(

[@WytchKat]

The real Hades was the friends we made along the way

[@Bestdressedveggie]

HEL-

[@Reansel]

I love how the standard instant reaction to Calypso saying "Stay in my open arms" is "DON'T YOU DARE, YOU B****!"

[@sureindubitably3771]

when I realized it I just said "NAH, YOU BASTARD"

[@oddemerald]

I went MOTHERFUCKER she fucking didn't 😭😭😭

[@KeinName-xq7zo]

Not me seeing Casper as he listens to "Love in paradise" completely frozen without even blinking, and therefore thinking "Yep, I feel it", only to realise that my image has stuck

[@the0neBoio]

not just yours

[@TheFireLord-s7t]

It took me a bit too.

[@DRVGQN]

Sameeeee

[@CFEntertains]

KZbin had MASSIVE problems with premiers today, sadly mine was also affected - Its fine in the video if you watch it back tho! :)

[@zavionhill24]

@@CFEntertains you should react to the live stream one that Jorge reacted to

[@RBLeMoyne]

Hades is probably minding his own, dreading the next time his brothers send another boatload of Greeks to his door and make more paperwork for him, lol

[@soccerwizard975]

All the gods are shitty CEOs while Hades is just the CFO trying to make sure the numbers are in order.

[@feldfos]

Or 11 boatloads 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@carlyh283]

“I already got 599 Greeks I do t need another one”

[@JayietheRiverWarrior]

@@carlyh283Wouldn’t it be an even 600? It wasn’t 600 including Ody, it was “600 men under my command”

[@JayietheRiverWarrior]

Plus he’s got all the carnage from the Trojan War to deal with on top of that 😂 Ten years of war, then 600 more deaths not long after, poor bastard’s overworked

[@bradleybarnett1469]

Calypso is a Titan. The daughter of Atlas. She basically IS the island in a way. The God's bound her there for helping the Titans in the war

[@Ansixilus]

What a pity that Ody was traumatized brainless at that point, because can you imagine if he'd bargained with her "Listen, I'm never going to be the kind of guy that you'll enjoy spending time with, whether you give me immortality or not - blame the PTSD. Let me go find you a good and honorable man who *would* make you a fine and happy husband. I'm literally a king and also on good terms with like a dozen other kings, we can find you a suitable husband. Let me go find you a guy, and all you have to do is let me find the island to bring him back. Promise." Imagine how much simpler it would have been.

[@bradleybarnett1469]

@Ansixilus lol. At least play match maker. He's very much clear he isn't going to ever love her in the myths (and she SAs him every day for 7 years while the books describes him constantly weeping and begging her to stop and let him go)

[@lellenny]

idk about epic but in the odyssey she's not punished for anything, that's a modern invention

[@Andreas-rs1cj]

To be fair. And this might be a spoiler for 1st song in vengeance saga Calypso was cast away on this island when she was young. Alone for 100 years, she had no friends but the sky and sun.

[@CourtyCat]

She’s also the god of Secrets

[@feldfos]

"Where is Hades?" My friend, Hades is hanging out in the Ocean teaching ruthlessness to people. You know this

[@danthebartelink7567]

Stop this made me snort

[@navimcfarland9113]

Yeah wet Hades 😂😂😂

[@Nemial-l7i]

​@@navimcfarland9113Was literally bout to say "Nah, that's wet hades. Actual hades been chilling on the sidelines"

[@P0oseidonn]

NAH IM THROWING HANDS ON THIS ONE 😭💀

[@kiram.3619]

😂😂

[@QuinB_29]

Casper simping for Aphrodite is my favorite thing ever

[@driananium]

"How many of you call him Ody cause you can't spell it?" *Raises Hand feeling called out* lol

[@silverstar263]

*slowly raises hand too* 😂😂

[@Andyy152]

Odysseus im ok spelling. Eury, on the other hand? There's a reason why im calling him eury

[@thereyesfreak]

Ody-see-us, You-really-cuss and Polite-s

[@icemagiciangh]

5:59 that is THE BEST and MOST ACCURATE description of Calypso I’ve heard in my entire life

[@Psych0t1cs]

I made a comment to my friends when Athena was going back in time and went "You know all those songs where there was piano, but Athena wasn't present?" and the entire call screamed

[@Bookstack-p2n]

WAIT REALLY?!? I didn't notice that?!?

[@Tioko]

@@Bookstack-p2n Yeah, you can clearly hear it in Ruthlessness, for instance. “A Greek who reeks of false righteousness” is when the piano comes up the first time.

[@greycat_2280]

YOOOO I need to re-listen to those songs 🤩

[@MajesticVampireking]

you're the only other person I've seen to notice that so far lol

[@oakthespringwing3176]

HILY SHIT REALLY?? OMG

[@KimballTho]

“WHERE IS HADES” they didn’t want him dripping all over the floor

[@KENONICAL]

LMAO

[@DarkestNova556]

27:05 To be fair, “them” could be literally anyone knowing Zeus. He could’ve easily been like “Convince the souls in the underworld” or “Convince any survivors with Troy lineage.”

[@heatherramirez6141]

“Convince the other Cyclopes” would have been impossible difficulty

[@rhov-anion]

"Convince any survivors with Troy lineage" - the "Aeneid" tie-in we needed

[@lilaculots]

or "convince the entire greek pantheon". that was my assumption when i first listened to it

[@Wheelwalker8]

mortius: oh he's gonna love the visuals Casper: Oh he's gonna love the vocals ya'll make me jealous with your friendship

[@plutothechinchilla4496]

THE RIGHTEOUS GODLIKE FURY OF OPEN ARMS THOUGH- If love alone could’ve protected Polites, Casper would’ve kept him alive forever. And honestly? Mood.

[@Sapphiregemsasastars]

You know the trauma is bad when he doesn’t give a proper title and instead titles it like an apology video. Edit: this now only makes sense if you saw the premiere title 🤣

[@Milanesa27]

Wisdom saga? Nah more like Jorge-pay-my-therapy saga

[@F_doesnotwanttobehere7]

So true😭

[@loftydabird54]

What was the premier title?

[@Fruity_one]

​@@loftydabird54 "Wisdom saga broke me" or someting like that

[@LittleTehri]

The whole thing with God Games is that it ONLY involves the gods who had something to do with the Trojan war. Each of the gods involved supported either the assailing force or Troy, with specifically Apollo and Aphrodite supporting Troy. Ares and Athena even had a bit of a showdown in the middle of that war. EDIT: Poseidon was on the side of the Greeks in the war, but I'd imagine he's not present in God Games because of his already existing intense grudge towards Odysseus at this point. Athena would be extremely unlikely to be able to sway him, all things considered. Soooo unfortunately Hades is not involved here. It would've been fun to have him present for this, but it also makes sense that he's not there. Besides, if any of the gods are constantly working, it's Hades. Guy doesn't get a break.

[@Platinum_Imp]

That makes so much sense!

[@Intotheabyss1988]

Also, hades is not mentioned at all during that time period. For the underworld god, they only mention Dread Persephone.

[@AHorrorFanatic]

​@@Intotheabyss1988They do however refer to the Underworld as the House of Hades.

[@EmilyCallahan-qj7ng]

Btw, for those of you who don't know, Jorge's dad is Hephestus :D (Mike Rivera)

[@merusotajio2222]

Calypso is one of these characters people use to say that Ody cheated on Penelope, when in reality in the Odyssey she trapped him against his will , to the point where the first time we saw the character of Odysseus he was WEEPING everyday I absolutely hate her btw if it wasn't clear enough 😅

[@DevinDoingstuff]

Well to give her some leeway, this whole lovedeal comes from a curse placed upon her that forces her to fall in love with anyone who washes up on her island. It doesnt make things right but it does explain why things happened the way it did.

[@lellenny]

@@DevinDoingstuff she's not cursed in the odyssey!

[@ilikeswords5877]

@@DevinDoingstuffthat comes from Percy Jackson

[@dragansnyder2786]

If my translation of the Odyssey is correct, it seems like he did go along with it willingly once at the end, but based off of context clues it wasn't really because he wanted to, it was because he knew she wasn't going to help him any other way (because when Hermes comes down to tell her to release him, she says that she will do the bare minimum to help him, and then Odysseus compliments her a bunch, sleeps with her and gets her to give him food for the journey and give him a friendly wind) so it was 7 years of sexual assault with one instance of actual cheating where it was more about survival tactics then actually wanting to sleep with her (again I don't know if my translation is even correct on this)

[@abramwright2952]

To be fair she was raised by Atlas, and he wasn't particularly a wonderful parent.

[@abthedragon4921]

Something I find kinda funny is how many viewers and even Ares are like "is she dead?" when literally in the previous song Calypso says goddesses can't die lol

[@mooneditor_500]

The diffence is ody is a mortal and zues is the king of gods, so I think that the fear is reasonable

[@abthedragon4921]

@@mooneditor_500 Fair, still kinda ironic

[@Platinum_Imp]

Last she checked at least

[@Frostbite08]

Zeus can revoke another God's divinity. He's done it to Apollo and Poseidon before. So while "Goddesses can't die", if Zeus wills it, Athena will no longer be a goddess, and therefore can die.

[@whitenobeard]

​@@Frostbite08with gods though while they can die while mortal, their souls just reform. They are truly immortal, they're only mortal in the sense of having no powers and being stuck in a human form. They still come back.

[@mooneditor_500]

This is where the fun begins 😀 20:12 I love how Athena says Ares it gives full on annoyed older sister

[@kamacassy4073]

Which is funny considering she’s younger than him to begin with 😂😂

[@luckydays727]

Ares makes people around him angry. That's why I think she said Ares' name that way.

[@LizaaFernando]

@@kamacassy4073 not rly she's older, she is Metis's daughter (Zeus's first wife), so Ares is younger in that sense

[@kamacassy4073]

@@LizaaFernando I mean I guess if we’re going from when she was born from Metis, then yes she’s probably older than the other second-generation Olympians. However, I was more referring to when she emerged from Zeus’ skull as her “birth”, making her younger than Ares.

[@LizaaFernando]

@@kamacassy4073 oh okay

[@Milanesa27]

i find funny how Ares is the only one she just snaps at (suspect) mostly because she CAN. she's his sister after all

[@Milanesa27]

And even so he's the one to ask if she's dead. "Damn if he did that to his favorite daughter I DON'T WANNA BE NEXT"

[@whitenobeard]

​@@Milanesa27plus he sounded genuinely worried when he said it. Because again THAT'S HIS SISTER!

[@Galaxy_Productions]

And I believe that ares is known for being generally nice to women (unless I'm wrong) and they are siblings, two sides of the same coin. It's just to sad. Ima go cry now

[@Milanesa27]

@@Galaxy_Productions yeah he's also known as the god/protector of women. Title given to him by Hera i think

[@Milanesa27]

@@whitenobeard i just love how even in classical greek stuff they are pictured fighting 99% of the time and then a few where they're just chilling. Like the one sculpture where they're literally just having a nice walk while eating.

[@TomBydand]

sunny hades, forge hades, heart hades, fisticuffs hades, matrimony hades and sparky hades.

[@Taizu314]

And of course hoot hoot hades. These names are sending me. 🤣 🤣

[@aidenk.364]

No, in Greek mythology, the gods cannot be killed by anything even other gods or God level threats. Typhon ripped out all of Zeus’s tendons and he was fine once they put him back together afterward.

[@boomgirlbucko]

Ew...

[@kowo1610]

​@@boomgirlbucko Thats greek Mythologie for you. Very weird and very gross😂

[@Sate12]

​@@boomgirlbucko So. You're not ready for how Isis and Osiris had Horus in Egyptian mythology. Amd maybe stay away from the birth of Dionysus too.

[@whitenobeard]

I'm sorry Typhon did FUCKING WHAT!?

[@Blossom319-fx7tg]

Then Zeus forced him to retreat to Mount Etna, which is a mythological explanation as to why Mt Etna erupts so much

[@brotherbarbatos8981]

Zeus: *Hades! My daughter wants to free some poor Greek bastard from his punishment, wanna join in on this and give your own qualms as to why he SHOULDN’T be released?* Hades: Zeus. I already have very little opportunity to even spend time with my wife. The constant oncoming of souls that I get on the average already takes up 80 percent of my time, and for the past SEVERAL YEARS! IT HAS BEEN YOUR DICKING AROUND, AND POSEIDONS TANTRUMS THAT HAS EARNED ME 10 TIMES THE AVERAGE SOUL COUNT, COMING INTO MY DOMAIN, WHICH EQUALS 10 TIMES THE PAPERWORK! So no. I don’t have time to sit around, twiddle my thumbs and play your little games up there on Olympus.” Zeus: *Well you’d better slow down, you’ll work yourself to death!*

[@Platinum_Imp]

An interesting fact, Calypso's island is canonically on the verge of the Underworld, which is why I think Ody heard the screams of the dead

[@dragansnyder2786]

I don't think it's meant to be that literal in the musical, it's just that Calypso triggered every ounce of odysseus's PTSD so he was hearing his friends singing in his head because he was having a mental breakdown

[@lazulisage]

23:13 LITERALLY ALL OF US IN THE END OF JORGE'S STREAM. I NEED MORE I CANT DO THIS.

[@Silokkes]

I love how every reaction I've seen at this ending is the same lol "what! That's it?" *Checks the video length and sees nothing left* "AGGHHHH"

[@lazulisage]

@@Silokkes FOR REALLL ITS SO FUNNY, i've watched over 15 reactions of the wisdom saga and relistened to the entire epic the musical playlist over 5 times while studying. I NEED MORE

[@TheHearthGuy]

I'd wager Hades is trying to figure out how the Underworld Odysseus managed to break into his domain. Man's probably gonna have words with Circe.

[@queenidragon4489]

27:14 Hades just wasn't involved in the Trojan war, all of the gods in God games were on the opposing side (with the exception of Hera) of Athena during the Trojan war

[@elkins4406]

Yeah, the impression I got was that Zeus thought they'd still be holding far more of a grudge than they actually were. Apollo just shrugging and saying, "Yeah, okay, whatever, release him" did make me laugh, and it sort of set the tone for how little *any* of the other gods selected for the game seemed to care about this dumb challenge. Even Aphrodite didn't seem to want to bother arguing the point much.

[@magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479]

It was less of a grudge due to the war and more of what their domains/roles actually play. It's actually baked into their verses and mythology. Apollo is light and culture(song), but he barely cares so long as Ody doesn't kill all the Sirens. So he lets him go. Hephaestus is often getting cheated on by Aphrodite even though they're married and he's the god of fire and blacksmiths, so as long as Ody is justified in choosing himself and he works to build back what he lost he's fine with releasing him. Aphrodite is goddess of love, in all forms. So her primary concern is Ody not doing enough to earn his way back after he failed once (Ody's mom jumped off a cliff in the Odyssey due to grief). So now that Ody is willing to kill his own people to get back to his home and is going to kill more to prove it then sure. Ares is a god of war and the not-so good parts of it. Diomedes (Who is just a man) stabbed him about it and lived in Troy. So all he cares about is bloodshed and Ody will certainly bring it. Hera is self explanatory. Many great heroes and gods cheat, but here, not him. Aphrodite is also the most serious out of them all. Whereas Apollo and Hephaestus just ask "why bother?" And Ares is just mocking Ody, she actively wants him to suffer and rot. She's only convinced because of the lengths Ody will go to. ​@@elkins4406

[@rhov-anion]

Yeah, it amused me when I first read the Iliad that it was basically a civil war between the gods, with humans as pawns. Hera, Athena, Hephaestus, and Hermes supported the Greeks. Poseidon, Apollo, Ares, Aphrodite, Artemis, Leto, and Xanthus supported the Trojans. Typical of Zeus, he f'ed around with both sides and wasn't faithful to either one, haha!

[@hutothetao]

And Hephaestus. They should have done Artemis though she was on the side of the Trojans

[@elkins4406]

@@hutothetao I just wish Artemis had been included because she's my problematic fave and I love her.

[@Br4x]

Calypso: Please stay away from harm, stay in my open arms. Athena watching this shit: …What’s her Twitter.

[@justingreene5197]

I like how when Zeus says "untie apprehensions that were placed on that greek," he was basically admitting every hardship oddyseus faced was an intentional ploy by the gods.

[@thedarkbard]

Something that I see a lot of people missing all the way back in The Horse and The Infant is that Zeus explicitly states that “The gods will make (the kid) know (about Odys crimes against his family)” So even if Ody tried to raise the infant, or keep the truth from him, the gods will inform said infant, and probably enrage him like Aphrodite did to Acamas and Theseus. Even all the way back then, the gods were back Ody into corners.

[@siddharthofmannargudi8110]

Something Interesting to note: God Games' Athena vs Aphrodite scene stars Teagan Earley, an artist known for writing the song series "Mother" against Janani K. Jha, whose name means "Mother" in Sanskrit

[@hindymarkowitz1340]

Where's Hades? Probably in a HUGE argument with Poseidon right now because people keep mixing them up lately lol!

[@abthedragon4921]

Lmfao! 🤣

[@mooneditor_500]

@@abthedragon4921hades and wet hades 😂

[@AHorrorFanatic]

To be fair Posidon used to have Hade's job.

[@octaviohenrique6079]

Hades does not make parte of the Olympus gods. the twelve gods in Olympus até Hermes, Deméter, Dyonisius, Apollo, Artemis, Athena, Ares, Perséfone , Poseidon Efestos, Aphrodite and Zeus

[@niapurdue230]

Persephone isn't one of the 12 either, Hestia is.

[@keenahgamboa]

Meanwhile, Hades: unbothered. moisturized. happy. in my lane. focused. flourishing.

[@OpenArmsReactions]

Visuals on our channel THIS MONDAY!

[@Nameless5751i]

So in a week?

[@VegaTheLyra]

Casper was so distraught that he couldn't even write a normal title

[@anareaty]

It is canonical fact from the Odyssey poem that Poseidon is on some festival in Ephiopia at the moment. 😄

[@SimTheArtist]

5:38 CALYPSO HOW DARE YOU USE THE HOLY WORDS LIKE THAT >:((

[@jazlyn2929]

god the wisdom saga has to be my absolute favorite so far As for why Zeus got pissed off at the end of God Games, my theory is that it’s partly because of how Athena approaches him. At the beginning of God Games, she approaches him with respect and reverence (“Father, God King, rarely do I ask for favors”). To which Zeus responds by answering her plea and having her fight to convince the others to release Odysseus. But then once she’s completed the entire game, she approaches Zeus with confidence and pride, no longer pleading to Zeus and instead demanding that he release Odysseus. (“I’ve played your game and won! Release him”). Athena’s pride here is why Zeus responds with a verse from thunder bringer, a song directly about pride crumbling beneath Zeus’s might. He sees her pride and demands as arrogance that cannot go unchecked (and tbh indirectly reminding Hera and the audience about his affairs by pointing out that unlike *some* people, Odysseus has been faithful probably did not help either). anyway banger saga great reactions can’t wait to be hurt again by the next saga 👍

[@zenithstrikerz1720]

I thought Zeus got pissed because Athena indirectly brought up Zeus’ infidelity. She reminded Hera of how broken their marriage was hence the “you dare to make me feel shame” line from Zeus. If a mortal like Odysseus can remain faithful to his wife when confronted by two Goddesses then it just shows how weak willed Zeus is in comparison.

[@jazlyn2929]

@@zenithstrikerz1720 could absolutely be the case too! Might not be just one reason or another but multiple things that pissed Zeus off

[@zenithstrikerz1720]

@@jazlyn2929 it does seem like something Zeus would do, getting pissed over numerous things at the same time. It’s just funny how the most prideful God has the nerve to judge others for their pride. He’s the god of hypocrisy in all but name and title.

[@whitenobeard]

I feel like Zeus was pissed because the game was supposed to be rigged against Athena. Zeus is a sadistic bastard he knew where Odysseus was going. He specializes chose the gods who would either wouldn't care or have a personal vendetta against Ody. Apollo didn't care, Hephaestus didn't want to be there but he did care, it's why his argument was the most reasonable. Aphrodite, a goddess who had genuine anger against him for abandoning his mother. You get the point, the last resort was Hera, his wife, the goddess KNOWN for hating mortals and especially heroes. But Athena won, and Zeus lost, he's an sadistic egotistical maniac who just lost a game rigged in his favor. Of course he'd be pissed, even at his favorite daughter.

[@adamharith782]

Nah, we ain't getting hurt next saga. We getting revenge my friend

[@authorwastaken]

The, "WHERE IS HADES?!?!" sent me 😂

[@iron1icx813]

The thing with Hades is that he isn’t considered an “Olympian” which is why I guess he wasn’t here but originally Jorge was gonna add him.(You should hear the clip for the instrumental it’s really good.). Other for that I think Poseidon wasn’t here for bias purposes(May be explained later). Yeah I love your reactions and analysis too keep up the good work ❤❤❤

[@TotalBookworm57]

Oh gods, I was waiting for this! FOR YOU TO GO THROUGH THE SAME PAIN THAT JORGE PUTS US ALL THROUGH. I can tell just how much emotional damage is there just based on the title.

[@Enshi-0o0]

Wow that's not sadistic at all😂😂😂

[@draeonic]

​@@Enshi-0o0isn't watching someone else suffer like. 96% of people's motivation to watch reaction videos (or is it just me 😥)

[@RainbowPonyMM]

@@draeonic Your not wrong

[@TotalBookworm57]

@@Enshi-0o0 I apologize if I appeared to be sadistic lol. I mean this in a joking way

[@Tioko]

I’m like… “Last I checked, goddesses can’t die”, but then I remember the Return of Jafar movie: “But you’d be surprised what you can live through”. So she’s probably not dead-dead, but badly injured nonetheless. Enough to make other gods doubt, despite knowing better.

[@NordemRay]

The fact that he even called it a "Time Dive" 😭

[@VegaTheLyra]

11:27 "Three songs that all happen around the same time" The 7 year timeskip in the middle of Love in Paradise:

[@anyathepanther7977]

Zeus is a creep, petty, childish, but not dumb. The fact that he sent Ody to a place any other Man would call Heaven is cunning! He know Calypso would never let him go becouse she longs for company. Personal Theorie: Zeus chose these Gods becouse he thought they couldnt be convinced. I dont know much about Hephastus, but Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares and Hera have all the reputation of beeing emotional, petty and vengaful. He thought they were all to stubborn to let Ody go, but Athena was smarter.

[@GabichanPlays]

I think Hephastus' lines and grievance is so genius... No matter the version of his myth, he has been cast from Olympus, got handicapped for life and then had a not-so-good marriage (in the best interpretation) with the goddess who never really wanted him. He has been hurt immensely by his family, his cohort - that's what he can't quite forgive Odysseus for. And at last, it it Athena pointing out that he still has family who miss him and need him terribly that convinces him. Even if Hephastus can never truly forget his cohort's betrayal, he can't help but give in to this hope that at least this mortal can find love with his family.

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

Worth noting, Zeus did not "send" Odysseus there. He just happened to wash ashore and fell for her curse. Zeus is only involved because he's the king of the gods, he can force her to give Odysseus up. Calypso is the real jailer, she's the one who is keeping Odysseus trapped.

[@anyathepanther7977]

@@MrJoeyWheeler interesting.... He washed up there, carried by the Waves, the Sea. Maybe Poseidon?

[@sodapopworks550]

​@@anyathepanther7977 i dont think poseidon had anything to do with that because im reading the odyssey rn and poseidon got pissed seeing ody popping up again (granted i havent finished the book yet but yeah)

[@looner1661]

So in love in paradise calypso quotes “Ody get away from the ledge” Mimicking the “Ody we’re never gonna get to make it home” She also quotes “I’ll stay inside your heart” that’s from “I’ll stay in your heart” from odys mom And yep, finally “stay in my open arms”

[@roundestleaf]

I'm literally only 15 seconds into the video but my first immediate thought is "Casper sounds way too happy and energetic for what is about to happen". I already feel sorry for you

[@marii.trd_]

hades was actually gonna be in the God Games, fun fact. but uh, Jay cut him lol

[@Animefireblade13]

Are you trying to start a war?!

[@omarsalem1219]

See, I already knew this but I figured this should not be said to Casper because it will probably make him boil with anger

[@warcheddar4163]

so he got the siren treatment :(

[@IlieTornes]

@@warcheddar4163 No, he got the ELPENOR treatment

[@JesseFargo-p5l]

“Hephaestus sounds like Jorge!” You’re not believe this…

[@Gracielouwho05]

37:05 every time he tries to pronounce Antinous I keep thinking of Nemo when he keeps going "Anemone Anem-Nemone" and it keeps cracking me up.

[@Unsinkable-sam451]

Coming from Mortius to You Casper and seeing how broken he was(I seriously hope hes okay now) I hope this doesn't break you as bad I dont think little old me can survive two emotional journeys

[@AshlayCobbanMalik]

12:27 SHOWING ATHENA AFTER THAT SENTENCE WAS BRUUUUTAL OMG😭

[@RenatoGPadilla]

Fun Fact: Hades was actually supposed to be in the song, and Jorge had an entire beat laid out for him (One of his shorts shows it, along with one for Hestia, Dionysus, Demeter and Artemis) but it had to be cut for time.

[@feistsorcerer2251]

I kind of wish God Games had been a full saga on it's own instead of just one song. I'd have loved to have heard all the gods initially planned, and to have heard more from the ones that were included.

[@zoryadawn]

absolutely devastated to learn hestia couldve been included (FOR ONCE (glares at the illiad)) and was cut. it makes sense but. i have so little

[@vanillarosekitchen]

Him missing the danger motif at the beginning of the rly sad part of Odysseus on the cliff broke meeeeeee I need someone to notice it 😭

[@Sate12]

1) Calypso the Goddess doesn't have a particular trait or association, but given her curse its safe to say shes the goddess of Stockholm Syndrome 2) The Danish christmas show was celebrating Caribbean Calypso. Its a style of music in the tropics associated with Island life. Calypso has spread from being just music to a culture.

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

I'd call her the Goddess of Nymphomania myself.

[@Sate12]

@@MrJoeyWheeler Circe is 10 times thirstier though. Glaucus rolled up all green and hideous and covered in barnacles and Circe still went for him.

[@Witheringdawn2]

Stockholm Syndrome isn't even a real thing

[@oystersupreme]

Omg I didn’t notice that in Apollos verse Athena sings the melody of different beast!!!! It’s genius bc Apollo was talking about how Odysseus and his crew killed the sirens, which is what happens during that song. 😮

[@elkins4406]

And Hephaestus's verse starts out mirroring Scylla, which is the event at the root of his objection as well.

[@TheLadysAtelier]

​​@@elkins4406isn't it mutiny? "There is no price he won't pay" NVM I'm dumb and forgot that originated in Scylla!!

[@oystersupreme]

@@elkins4406 😱

[@micki.]

I love how the first reaction video for this saga is titled: "Athena is BACK!" but now this last video follows with "And she's gone..." 😭😭

[@area52ron]

“Stay in my open arms” Odysseus and Epic fans: **PTSD triggered**

[@SUPERNOVADTII]

All of the insults to Calypso at 6:00 made me laugh so much😂

[@sleeplesssongbird7625]

The pure, unbridled joy as this man screamed "LUKE HOLT!!!!" :D Was everything.

[@laurahart1337]

"THAT'S IT?! WHATTTTT?????" Yep, my reaction live.

[@SuperSonicBlur]

18:39 apparently Hades WAS in a draft version of God Games and had similar instrumentation as Ty...Tieres... The Blind Prophet but with more emphasis on the synths

[@Bloodstone32]

Tiresias?

[@PGFTW00]

I'm sure somebody must have said in premiere chat / patreon, but Calypso said Ody talks in his sleep, and then echoes back to him all of his trauma whilst he's on the ledge (Ody, Stay inside your heart, Open arms)

[@kokocarillo9931]

God Games is so good, I love it. Apollo only caring about the sirens singing makes sense as he’s a god of music. Hephaestus caring about the sacrifice of Odysseus’s men makes sense since he forged a strong bond with the nymphs who raised him. He is also very loyal to both Zeus and Hera (in some versions being thrown off a cliff when Zeus and Hera were fighting as he tried to protect his mother). Aphrodite caring about motherly love makes sense since she is the Goddess of Love. She is also a mother of four children with Ares that she cares deeply about. So her being pissed off by the tragic death of Odysseus’s mom (it was by suicide btw. She let herself drown) makes sense. Ares, the God of War and Patron God of Sparta being mad about Odysseus’s men dying by Scylla makes sense. Greek military really cared about their comrades, so not only was Odysseus a coward in his eyes but he betrayed his own men (a big no-no in Greek society, especially in Sparta). And Hera, you know lol. Btw Hades isn’t involved because he isn’t a Olympic God lol. The Olympians are: Zeus, Hera, Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Ares, Demeter, Poseidon, and Hestia or Dionysus. Anyways, I love you Hades singing!! That was so fun and good!!!

[@nahlannentrela5376]

Calypso: "Last I checked, Goddesses can't die!" Zeus: "YOU UNDERESTIMATE MY THUNDERING TEMPER TANTRUM!"

[@DrakeDragonton]

“He calls for her!” Yes, just like the Disney princess Jorge is

[@area52ron]

Sad fact: the creator confirmed the first hit Polites took only *injured* him but it’s the second one that landed the killing blow so if he was saved somehow then Polites probably would’ve lasted longer but everyone except Polyphemus went into the freeze response which led to Polyphemus giving the killing blow

[@loubug9309]

Calypso is the daughter of Atlas, a titan, and doesn’t have a specific purpose. She keeps Odysseus trapped on her island by enchanting him with her singing, but is eventually told to release him after Athena convinces Zeus. (I had confused mythology with Riordan’s work, so I fixed it.)

[@Nisselak]

Yes, many judge her badly for holding Odysseus prisoner, but she herself is a prisoner, destined to remain forever alone, a rather tragic fate.

[@MatthewCYN15]

Calypso, like many, is just another tragic soul cursed by the Gods.

[@bjornk14]

i think the curse part is from a fictional book and not the "real" mythology, someone corrected me on it a while ago. Then again, myth is seldom set in stone, so somewhere, someplace, that is probably "true".

[@yurritt]

The curse is from Percy Jackson. So if he's going purely off the odyssey then there's no curse. At the end of the day, I'm not Jorge so I can't say for certain if this version is or isn't cursed

[@ilikeswords5877]

⁠@@Nisselakthat doesn’t excuse her disgusting actions tho

[@mushroom4286]

Mr Jalapeño needs to pay for our therapy from the amount of trauma he caused us with this saga 😭 He is a gods damn musical genius, you would have mistaken him for being Apollo in disguise

[@venrisulven]

Hades is still sifting through the 599 souls sent his way, and the paperwork for letting a few living souls enter and leave his realm

[@ChaoticDoodle]

Polites, Eurylochus and all his crew are flooding his paperwork 😔

[@raineyteaclouds]

the title was ALL I needed to know about how the reaction was gonna go

[@area52ron]

Here’s a fact: the quotes for Aries argument is how the Romans see Odysseus as they also valued Aries as they valued brawn over brain

[@abelsonkutan9920]

27:28 Maybe the Hades were the friends we made along the way.

[@JMTgpro]

The way I overcome the atrocities of Greek gods is by understanding them as symbolic personifications of natural phenomena. How the Greeks saw it. Calypso was a minor ocean goddess and possibly fertility goddess. Ody spent seven years on an island with Calypso. That is to say, he spent seven years surviving on the fruits of an abandoned island in the ocean, physically well, but lost from all civilization. This until "Athena" (The Wit) allowed him to escape

[@stiletteleray1326]

Someone has amazing foresight or is familiar with Ancient Greek works lol many of the Titans and sometimes Olympians were viewed as forces of nature or representations of human emotion. Calypso could’ve easily been viewed by many Greeks as a metaphor to whether paradise is enough to give up your excruciating journey to get home. ❤

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

I just see them as people with incredible power. It's very much in human nature to act as they do if you have the power and immortality that they do. Nobody is immune to that.

[@skya3948]

Oh my god Casper since you're simping for Aphrodite, the singer that voices her Janani K. Jha has amazing solo music and she just put out a new song Gladiators that is phenomenal and also has Jorge in the videospot, you should totally check it out!

[@MonsterGal9870]

18:37 - “WHERE IS HADES?!” 21:22 - “release him” and then into his adorable laughter

[@MirantiMentari4]

Mike Rivera is Jorge's father. Both his parents have a role in this musical.

[@kittycatzuka]

Jorge's sister almost played a role as Ctimene, Odysseus' sister. But they never got to recording her lines, and the song ended up scrapped anyway.

[@kenzieabner-gl5po]

yes. it’s all jorge’s fault (got to love mr jalapeño though) can’t wait to see your reaction and the visuals on OAR!!

[@yaakovlahmany7477]

"Hephaestus sounds like jay" Hephaestus is played by his dad

[@anabsolnamednyx899]

Casper chill, its ok, you can relax my friend

[@CFEntertains]

thank you absol

[@giant_pigeon]

I fucking love this dude bro. Best reactor on youtube currently

[@BubblyTeatime]

Omg i didnt even realize that calypso saying "open arms" is the reason he remembers Polites 😫

[@nenapnw]

Did you notice before he yells out for Athena you can hear Eury’s voice say “you rely on” and immediately Ody calls out for Athena.

[@katj1296]

“dude Mortius is gonna love this” nah he was too busy having a minor breakdown 😅

[@sarahdyclon3093]

Okay so calypso says "stay in my open arms." It is my belief this was intentional on her part. In 7 years they must have had atleast one conversation about polites. So I think that was her way of getting ody away from the ledge by trying to remind him of better times somehow unaware that would actually trigger him.

[@technosage9956]

that is just worse and horrible

[@Phasmania]

Considering Odysseus says “you don’t know what I’ve gone through/sacrificed” it is entirely possible (and likely honestly) he’s never brought it up to her

[@Internetrando01]

Yea, even in the canon animation she doesnt seem to be manipulating here, and imo just seems like ignorance in the situation ​@@Phasmania

[@chapalapachala-oe1oo]

I don't really remember if it was canon but i kind of remember the fact that Odysseus used to talk when he slept, so maybe she heard that while he slept or something

[@chapalapachala-oe1oo]

​@@technosage9956fr that's kind of straight up manipulation

[@thebitten1]

"WHERE IS HADES?!" Left on the cutting room floor...😭

[@delrodriguez9422]

I see you posting 30 mins after Mortuus so when there done they can come here I see you

[@shadowcatX2000]

I think it's interesting that "Ody" wasn't used until Eure betrayed him, and now Calypso uses it. Also, I don't think Hades gives a flip about a mortal man's life one way or the other.

[@cairothetiefling_]

Janani K. jha as Aphrodite is so absolutely brilliant casting on Jorge's part. She already writes songs inspired by mythology AND her voice is incredible for the role of the goddess of love.

[@area52ron]

Calypso: **Calypso uses flirt** Odysseus: she’s my wife Calypso: 😮 **it wasn’t very affective** 😭